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For four years every cadet at West Point refused to acknowledge his presence. At his 1936 graduation, General John J. Pershing...


US Department of Labor rule changes slated to go into effect March 11 are sure to have a significant impact on businesses acro...


In light of the ongoing confusion surrounding the definitions of “arise” and “accrue” for purposes of applying the EFAA’s arbi...


Alternative Dispute Resolution


Disclosure is required whenever a reasonable, informed person could entertain doubts about the arbitrator’s impartiality.


While the revised Rule does not address incivility within organizations, it is important to note that lawyers who are uncivil ...


Evidence, California Supreme Court


Gray areas

Jan. 31, 2024

The recent People v. Gray decision has the potential to significantly dilute the predictability that comes from the bri...


Securities, Corporate


The badge of unicorn requires more than just a lofty idea and a hint of innovation, it demands revenue numbers that can be tra...


Evidence, Constitutional Law


In the free-speech zones

Jan. 30, 2024

The issue in Camenzind v. California Exposition & State Fair was "whether, under either the First Amendment or the ...


Labor/Employment, California Supreme Court


Unmoved by the employers’ argument that its holding would rob courts of their “full toolbox” to ensure judicial economy, the C...


Criminal


Penal Code Section 654

Jan. 29, 2024

How to determine whether multiple counts arise from a single act and from an individual course of conduct, the applicability o...


With the passage of AB 2773, advocates argue that the new law will help protect citizens who are disproportionately impacted b...


Civil Rights


The womb on trial

Jan. 26, 2024

The significance of laws banning abortions even in the cases of rape or incest cannot be understated – these laws put women an...


Law Practice


Eppur si muove

Jan. 26, 2024

It takes courage to settle cases. Often parties must change course after confronting uncomfortable facts which differ from wha...


Unless counties invest in creating healthy and vibrant well-funded public defender offices, caseloads balloon and defenders le...


A public institution as large as the Los Angeles County Superior Court includes tremendous responsibilities, and needed an A-G...


Alternative Dispute Resolution


For a law intended to facilitate settlement of disputes, Section 998 has fostered more than its share of perplexity among prac...


Human trafficking is happening in places you might not expect and what the Los Angeles Center for Law and Justice is doing to ...


Recent cases affirm a duty to defend, and insurance coverage, even for economic losses without allegations of bodily injury.


When conducting an investigation that has attracted media publicity, an investigator should be mindful of how that publicity c...


Individual case inventories increased because few cases were ready for trial in the first two years of the pandemic, and settl...


Because of the way contracts are constructed between private prisons and the government, private prisons depend on being at fu...


Constitutional Law


It is tempting to be dismissive and speculate that the conservative Roberts Court, with three justices appointed by Trump, wou...


Labor/Employment, Environmental & Energy, Corporate


With increased green marketing claims comes greater scrutiny, which courts are taking seriously.



ESG-related litigation can take many forms, but there are clear guidelines for companies seeking to mitigate against the risk ...


As care providers prepare to engage in statewide health information exchange in 2024 under the California Data Exchange Frame...


Labor/Employment


The statutory filing deadlines for Fair Employment and Housing Act discrimination claims to the California Civil Rights Depart...


Seventeen questions and answers about Family Code Section 6309 – the new law permitting (and limiting) discovery in domestic v...


In general, the right of an employee to file a PAGA action cannot be waived by contract, but there is an exception for constru...


Judges and Judiciary


Stuff happens

Jan. 8, 2024

When I write or speak about Herb Morris, I use the present tense because his presence is palpable. His influence in many disci...